Chalcopyrite: Properties and Occurrences
Chalcopyrite is a copper iron sulfide mineral that crystallizes in the tetragonal system. It is a yellow crystalline mineral consisting of a sulfide of copper…
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Chalcophyllite
Chalcophyllite is a rare secondary copper arsenate mineral occurring in the oxidized zones of some arsenic-bearing copper deposits. It is named from the Greek words…
Chalcocite: Properties and Occurrences
Chalcocite, copper(I) sulfide (Cu2S), is an important copper ore mineral. It has been mined for centuries and is one of the most profitable copper ores.…
Chalcanthite: Properties and Occurrences
Chalcanthite, whose name derives from the Greek, chalkos and anthos, meaning copper flower, is a richly colored blue/green water-soluble sulfate mineral CuSO4·5H2O. It is one…
Chaidamuite
Chaidamuite is a rare zinc – iron sulfate mineral with chemical formula: ZnFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·4H2O. It is a triclinic-pedial mineral contain ing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, sulfur, and…
Cesbronite: Properties and Occurrences
Cesbronite is a copper-tellurium oxysalt mineral with the chemical formula Cu3Te6+O4(OH)4 (IMA 17-C). It was first found in the Bambollita (“La Oriental”) mine in the…
Cesanite: Properties and Occurrences
Cesanite is the end member of the apatite-wilkeite-ellestadite series that substitutes all of apatite’s phosphate ions with sulfate ions and balances the difference in charge…
Cervantite
Cervantite is an antimony oxide mineral with formula Sb3+Sb5+O4 (antimony tetroxide). It was named after the first possible place of its occurrence at Cervantes, Spain.…
Variable in Mathematics
Variable in Mathematics In Mathematics, we usually deal with two types of quantities-Variable quantities ( or variables ) and Constant quantities ( or constants). If…
Cervandonite: Properties and Occurrences
Cervandonite is a rare arsenosilicate mineral. It has a chemical formula (Ce,Nd,La) (Fe3+,Fe2+,Ti4+,Al)3 SiAs(Si,As)O13 or (Ce,Nd,La)(Fe3+,Fe2+,Ti,Al)3 O2(Si2 O7)(As3+O3)(OH). Cervandonite-(Ce) was named after Pizzo Cervandone, a…
Cerussite: Properties and Occurrences
Cerussite (also known as lead carbonate or white lead ore) is a mineral consisting of lead carbonate (PbCO3), and an important ore of lead. The…
Cerium: Properties and Uses
Cerium is a chemical element with symbol Ce and atomic number 58. Cerium is a soft, ductile and silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to…
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